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Lighter Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

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Lighter Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

 

Here is a basic recipe using real ingredients and still made lighter yet still delicious. If you like oatmeal cookies, you are sure to love these, enjoy the deliciousness!

 

It took me awhile to get this recipe right and to be able to share it with everyone.

 

There are so many factors in finding the right balance of taste and texture in this kind of a cookie.

 

I was happy with it after the third try and my family finally gave it thumbs up.

 

Enjoy this crispy, chewy, delectable cookie.

 

 

Lighter Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

Yields: 24 cookies

 

What Makes These A Lighter Cookie?

The reason why I called these lighter is because I cut some of the sugar since I found most oatmeal cookie recipes are just too sweet. Also, I used whole wheat pastry flour. It makes for a lighter and chewier cookie in my opinion.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups oats, old fashioned
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 large or extra large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon mixed with 1 tbsp granulated sugar for sprinkling on top of each cookie before baking
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup currants or raisins, I used currants (Currants are the small little raisins. I feel you get more bang for your buck using these instead of regular raisins. If you don’t have them in the house, you can use raisins and use them instead)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have two cookie sheets ready lined with parchment paper. We are only baking one cookie sheet at a time. This makes for more even baking.
  2. Place the oats and the flour in a large mixing bowl and whisk to fluff up. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk as well.
  3. Add the sugar, softened butter, beaten egg and vanilla extract. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix to combine.
  4. Fold in the currants.
  5. Using a measure tbsp place 12 scoops on each cookie sheet. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over each cookie. Bake for about 8-11 minutes until lightly browned.
  6. Wait a few minutes and then slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet and place on a cooling rack.
  7. Now bake the other 12 cookies and repeat step 5.
  8. Enjoy them warm or cooled. Either way they are delish!

 

Enjoy the old fashioned deliciousness!

 

 

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Lightened Up Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

A basic recipe using real ingredients and still made lighter and still delicious. If you like oatmeal cookies, you are sure to love these, enjoy the deliciousness!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword lighter cookies, oatmeal cookies, old fashioned oatmeal cookies
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 148 kcal
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour, or just use all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 large or extra large egg
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup currants or raisins, I used currants (Currants are the small little raisins. I feel you get more bang for your buck using these instead of regular raisins. If you don’t have them in the house, you can use raisins and toss them in.)
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon plus 1 tbsp granulated sugar mixed together for sprinkling on cookies before baking

Instructions

  1. 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have two cookie sheets ready lined with parchment paper. We are only baking one cookie sheet at a time. This makes for more even baking.

    2.Place the oats and the flour in a large mixing bowl and whisk to fluff up. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk as well.

    3.Add the sugar, softened butter, beaten egg and vanilla extract. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix to combine.

    4.Fold in the currants.

    5.Using a measure tbsp place 12 scoops on each cookie sheet. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over each cookie. Bake for about 8-11 minutes until lightly browned.

    6.Wait a few minutes and then slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet and place on a cooling rack.

    7.Now bake the other 12 cookies and repeat step 5.

    8.Enjoy them warm or cooled. Either way they are delish. Enjoy!

YUM!

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